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scotomies

scotomies is the plural of scotomy.

Meaning of scotomy

Noun

scotomy (countable and uncountable, plural scotomies)

  1. (obsolete) dizziness with dimness of sight
    • O, sir, 'tis past the scotomy;c. 1605–06, Ben Jonson, “Volpone; or The Fox”, in William Gifford, editor, The Works of Ben Jonson, published 1843, act 1, scene 1, page 178
  2. (obsolete) obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye

Questions about scotomies

What is scotomies the plural of?
Scotomies is the plural of scotomy.

Words near scotomies in the dictionary

  1. scotometers
  2. scotometric
  3. scotometry
  4. scotomia
  5. scotomias
  6. scotomies
  7. scotomization
  8. scotomizations
  9. scotomize
  10. scotomizing
  11. scotomy

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